Boiled Dove

Hey all, been gone for a while, hope everyone is well. 
I have time scheduled with Chad Koeplinger in about a month to do my chest. This is probably gonna be my first multi session tattoo. 
Just breezed through the new tattoo pics, y'all age getting some great shit out there. 
 
 

To everyone who said the belly was awful....
 
 
 
 
 
....you are correct. Holy shit did I not expect that. 
So, Belly, ribs, and even getting close to the knee pit would be tops for me. 
 

Ryan Thomas at Black13 in Nashville.


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I'll make is simple. No matter how you describe this situation, no one that has any extensive work is going to say it's OK to confront your artist. An estimate is and estimate, it's not a guaranteed contract. She misjudged the amount of work. What would you like her to say???? What could she say that would make this alright?
Better to be mad about the cost than mad because you got a shit tattoo. I wouldn't want someone rushing through my tattoo because I was complaining about the cost.

You can either pay the money and get it tattooed there or go somewhere else. Bargaining will get you nowhere. She may not have realized it was going to be so complicated or difficult to rework until she started working on it.

Yakuza bath house, 1947

Got my whole back and butt cheeks lined last weekend, and I was expecting the absolute worse. I will say that certain spots were awful (base of spine, love handles), but the stomach was definitely worse for me. The very first line that hit my stomach made my entire body flush and start sweating in a way that was disgusting and embarrassing. Haha.

^^

4 more hours down, 16 so far. The yellow stained lots of the black and will mellow out once it peels/heals. The wings are mostly black/brown. Here's how my sessions go
Hour 1: this isn't as bad as I remembered it 
Hour 2: uh oh, this is worse than I remembered
Hour 3: Ok maybe we should stop this looks fine unfinished 
Hour 4: I am dying and need to stop immediately (said in my head every minute until he tells me we're done) 
 

Here's a decent photo of it. Nearly healed now. 🙂 
This was a gift from my tattoo artist ... he's moving three hours away. Boooooo. But I'm happy for him. It's a great new studio, and he'll be closer to his family.

I haven't been active on the forum for a while, but told myself this will be a proper come back, hope you guys like it!
https://youtu.be/ZcBTYoz1E58
Time Lapse video of a full color back piece by Dasha Chehamova I got done over 9 full days in just 18 days total (4 days in a row, 9 days break and another 5 days in a row).
Will appreciate your guys thoughts about it!

I also had my first session on my back, and yes, it did hurt! I knew to expect pain and it fully delivered. Worse than chest or stomach. 
Design and work by @ilejarvinen
 

Just thought I’d share some progress on my turkey vulture back piece. Around 12 hours in and it’s coming together! This piece has really tested me mentally and physically. I just got out of Covid quarantine and my body was not at all prepared to handle a tattoo. This last 4.5 hour session was brutal. I feel like such a little baby but this back piece has been deeply painful! I love being tattooed but getting them... do not enjoy 

Just talked to a guy at the gas station who had his palm and fingers outlined yesterday. 
 
Outlined.
 
He is going back for more.
 
😲

Just talked to a guy at the gas station who had his palm and fingers outlined yesterday. 
 
Outlined.
 
He is going back for more.
 
😲

To everyone who said the belly was awful....
 
 
 
 
 
....you are correct. Holy shit did I not expect that. 
So, Belly, ribs, and even getting close to the knee pit would be tops for me. 
 

To everyone who said the belly was awful....
 
 
 
 
 
....you are correct. Holy shit did I not expect that. 
So, Belly, ribs, and even getting close to the knee pit would be tops for me. 
 

FFS. This conversation/thread is exhausting. Let's talk about good tattoos. 

Being an ass hole is not a good way to become part of a community. We LIKE @oboogie, you, not so much.
Best to unknot those panties and learn some manners before you post again.

this is a thing for me,I believe face, neck, and hand tattoos are earned after being heavily tattooed on other parts of the body.
 

It really is shocking, concerning and, sadly, I feel like I don't I have much to add. 😞

Five minutes into my shin, I was questioning my life choices. The next four hours were brutal.

Welcome, and thanks for showing us, too. 

before I click on either link, I'd like some assurance this is a real post and/or not just spam . . . 

That is a tough one. Each was likely my favorite when it was new. I would say the gypsy ladyhead by Marina is the most likely answer to this question.

Did you ask this in a Facebook group too?


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